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12 May 2024 22:31:36
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12 May 2024 19:08:26
Time has come forson have no love for our club gon not for me. Rob Edwards miles better tickets going up ok if on new players or ground.
12 May 2024 19:35:29
123 fosun have got us where we are, we should never forget that. Gon has done wonders, beyond our expectations, this first year with a small squad continuously riddled with injury.and whilst Edwards has worked amazingly for Luton I don't think we can compare like for like.
I don't know if this is true and I'm sure someone will, but I believe China has placed certain restrictions on their companies with overseas investments . This could be why Fosun are somewhat reticent to spend at the moment. I wouldn't be surprised if they sold up. Who would buy I don't know. Then again Fosun have always been keen to get the global market going and our pre season in the USA will hopefully bolster those ends.
12 May 2024 20:35:52
Recently out and about shopping car wash pubs chatting to locals (Wednesfield) fair few said the same they won't go down the match until fosun start buying players.
12 May 2024 20:37:56
123 wake up and smell the coffee. Abbey is bang on. I remember years in the lower leagues, Fosun have done us proud. Don't forget they are bound by FFP.
12 May 2024 20:41:58
I've seen speculation on X a Middle East and USA duo are interested but the asking price has put them off, key word "speculation" as I feel that's all it is tbh.
12 May 2024 21:42:45
I wonder wether there are many people on here who remember the dark days of the old fourth division . We are a much better run club than then and we should always be respectful of that . I love my team but we will never be a top six side unless there are a few seismic earthquakes . Get behind the boys and shrug off the negativity. Next year could be amazing it terrible . Let's see what happens before writing us off .
12 May 2024 14:15:17
People saying Sarabia, Bellegarde need to be sold but when those two came on yesterday they injected that much needed urgency into a game and the team was much better with them in it, are those two starters? No but they sure are very useful to have on the bench.
12 May 2024 14:31:00
I thought both did well yesterday.
12 May 2024 16:02:36
Would be crazy to sell those. I believe Bellegarde has a lot more to offer.
12 May 2024 16:32:29
Personally. Sarabia offers nothing
Maybe a good goal occasionally
Bellegarde needs to show a bit more improvement tbh but I can see a little potential. Maybe then give him one more season, Fabio is a no hoper, for us,
12 May 2024 18:03:35
We need to sell loan players who aren't part of GONS plans sell a star player neto gomes or kilman buy a couple of first teamers with the funds and add cheaper back ups who have quality.
Not easy but that's how I see the way to go.
Jas,
I can't see it at all that this summer transfer window will be like last year's.
GON will have funds one way or the other.
He hasn't signed anyone himself yet.
12 May 2024 18:10:49
Ps forgot ait nouri.
12 May 2024 19:07:47
Pps
Thanks Rated for info above on your thoughts what your saw yesterday above.
Also thanks Rated and vbwolf for info yesterday on correct VAR decision.
Was out of sorts yesterday.
Cheesed off with the damp squib end to the season.
But will be full focused next season along with super Abbey and super Lostcity buzzing on matchday.
Wicked to be a wolves fan sure as a hell we'll have a great season after this one.
COYW
12 May 2024 19:40:46
Neto and gomes got to be part of our future if we've got ambitions Phil, kilman and RAN can move for decent money. GON must know what he needs now, but to what ends? Mid table security or pushing for Europe seriously? I think that's the questions he and Hobbs will be trying to ascertain and try and recruit accordingly. GONs an honest sort so I think we'll be kept in the loop a little more this year.
12 May 2024 21:05:05
Guys,
I know everyone's upset at the moment and those of you who spend a lot of money on tickets have every right to be. I'm reading comments that Fosun have no love for us anymore, GON's not the right manager. Only time will tell with GON, but he's kept us up and he's not had any money to spend at, so for me give him a chance. We'll see next season when he's had this one to assess the character and ability of our current squad and blend them with new signings.
As for our owners Fosun I believe under them like it or not we are probably considered an established PL team mid to lower table at present, but still there with the PL money and increasing our profile due to increased TV exposure year on Let's be honest a club our size is going to find it difficult to break into the elite top 6-7 with all the money etc sloshing around in their clubs. We think we have it bad, UTD, Chelsea, Everton fans plus some I've missed out probably feeling more fed up than us.
In writing all of this though, what Wolves did last year leaves us in a great position for next season. We have overcome restraints on FFP, and what with many teams having to sell to comply with FFP we could pick up some real bargains and I do believe that the value of players will fall drastically along with their absurd wages and stupid agents fees.
We have some great assets in our team and if we have to sell one or two Neto and Kilman for me to improve our entire squad quality then so be it. We also have loan players which hopefully we can sell Guedes, Silva, Podence, Sasa which should get them off the wages bill completely and support players who want to come and play for us. I've mentioned in posts before that I don't spend my money going to the games anymore, but still get upset and frustrated when we get beat and the last 10 matches or so have been dreadful, especially the Coventry match for me.
In short though it's doom and gloom now, but I think with a little support from Fosun we are in a really strong position, so let's see how the summer progresses. Couple of decent centre halves (one at least), a quality striker and maybe another winger as cover for Neto. 3-4 players and we have a good competitive squad.
12 May 2024 13:50:57
So Gary O'Neil is to meet with Jeff Shi and Matt Hobbs after next week's game against Liverpool to discuss transfer strategy over the summer.
O'Neil has said he doesn't know how much money, if any, will be available so the meeting will discuss current financial situation and to see the plan of action.
I really hope we don't face a summer like last year.
12 May 2024 14:13:10
If Fosun don't invest I do think there will be uproar fans will only be patient for so long.
12 May 2024 14:51:51
Jas, I seem to remember the same last year with Lopetequi and he was told there would be funds, but not much and Lopetequi reluctantly agreed to the lower budget.
Then at the next meeting, he was told, oh, actually I meant no money.
As any other decent manager, he said he couldn't work with that type of person.
Let's hope for better this year.
12 May 2024 16:56:11
Thanks for the insight Rugeley. There was me thinking it was down to complying with FFP rules to avoid a points deduction which of course Lopetigue was totally unaware of
12 May 2024 17:14:37
It was the 2 stories 47. Hobbs and Lopetequi then worked to a Plan B with cheaper targets.
Presented that second budget and then were told all that work was a waste of time.
A dishonorable man, ask Santo!
No, Shi got us in to the FFP situation with buys like Silva. Guedes and the others you know about.
Only one person to blame.
12 May 2024 18:27:44
Sorry but still don’t get it. If Wolves were on the brink of going over FFP limits then the so called plan B couldn’t happen could it? To refer to Jeff Shi as a dishonourable man is over the top in my opinion. Don’t think we’ll ever know for sure what went on behind closed doors.
12 May 2024 18:37:32
Rugeley, you've made your feelings about Shi clear. But as you pointed our a few weeks ago, Hobbs is running show now so if last summer we sold the prized assets to rectify the mistakes of Shis mismanagement, what do you blame for this season if there is no money available baring in mind that the Silva purchase is no longer relevant as its outside of the FFP period.
12 May 2024 20:32:29
Just think there’s some PR work going on at present ahead of JL’s move to West Ham in order to try and justify his walk out on Wolves two weeks before the season. I don’t believe a word of it and believe he lacks integrity. If you recall even the Sevilla chairman had harsh words about him after he joined Wolves. I also believe it’s so easy for some to make Jeff Shi the scapegoat.
12 May 2024 08:24:00
I don't know if it's just me but I am bored with premier matches now. I have found it far more enjoyable watching the Play Off matches for L1 and 2. No VAR, no rolling around crying and then getting up and run around like a two year old (well they behave like two year olds anyway). Just fed up with it. Might go and watch Whitehaven FC about a mile away.
12 May 2024 07:39:28
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12 May 2024 00:15:05
The season is all but over, I would like to share my memories.Firstly retaining premier league status after the preseason issues having to bring in a new head coach days before the kickoff. League double against Spurs and Chelsea, Cunha hattrick against Chelsea. What could have been but for some poor VAR decisions, just get rid of it. As some supporters have stated It's not football anymore. Let's get back to the game we all love. See you all next season.Go the Wolves.
12 May 2024 08:09:28
Sums it up LindsyB other than to add my prediction of an 8th place finish did not age well. Apart from the absurdity of this season on the pitch it's what's happening off it that's also of interest.
We've heard from a couple of sources now that Wolves want to be self sufficient from a transfer perspective. This is of course a policy of sell to buy, the official line being that any money coming into the club will be spent on ground improvements.
Does this mean Fosun can't or won't fund both or in truth, either. I know they had a dodgy spell a couple of years ago but I have little knowledge of their current situation. What I do know is things have seemingly gone very quiet over there by comparison with their early years. How's the fashion line and store doing over there, how's offshore fan development going and so on.
Perhaps we need a state of play report to help everyone understand our situation, I won't hold my breath. For me, however, it's also about how the rules are manipulated to suit certain teams, how games are officiated if you like.
I'll stick to my plan, one more season to see if things improve, if not, what's the point? Football has become all about the £ and not the ⚽, what's next a quick advert while we wait for VAR?
12 May 2024 10:27:00
It's a sad but very true possibility longmynd. I'll never desert the wolves, but I maybe looking for results rather than wasting my cash on the various tv channels. Listening to wolves radio is sometimes more informative.
But I'll see where the summer takes us and what new 'improvements' are to be made to VAR and rules to fit.
It's sad that at the end of the day we're talking of the off field activity and not the performances on, but that's the way it's going.
12 May 2024 11:34:53
'The beautiful game'.RIP.
12 May 2024 13:16:56
Is it just me or does anyone else see more and more what I call ‘foul throws’ not given e.g. the thrower not starting with the ball behind their head and throwing it downwards quickly?
{Ed007's Note - Things like that annoy me mate but my pet hate is a player just shielding the ball to let it run out, it's obstruction and should be punished.}
12 May 2024 15:22:46
Agreed!
{Ed007's Note - 👍👍
12 May 2024 20:05:42
At the start of the season we were, apparently, certs for relegation. We have had no such stress as it happens, even with a small squad and a vast list of injuries. There have been some great results to celebrate, and we had a decent run in the cup. I think the fact that we overperformed in the first 2 thirds of the season has clouded our memory of just how bad things were when JLo left. I can remember posts on here stating that it would take "years" for us to get back to "Seville" levels. Do you know what, it probably still will. So let's have a bit of faith and be thankful that those years are likely, with the steadier hands who've been introduced, to be spent in mid table obscurity, rather than on the precipice of relegation.
12 May 2024 20:37:59
Absolutely exactly how I feel Mattybacc.
12 May 2024 20:40:59
My pet hate is the goalies who catch a harmless ball, clutch it to their chest and drop to the ground. They should be booked for time wasting, second offence and a red card. Goalkeepers get far too much protection, just look at Man Utd. keeper he gets away with foul play every game. Yet anyone challenges him for crosses he falls down like he's been shot. He gets the foul every time, mind you be is Man U. so always right.
11 May 2024 15:28:43
So bad and sloppy at the back. Ridiculous
11 May 2024 15:59:50
Ever since the Coventry game the whole team seem to have stopped trying. What they should remember is us fans pay the same price whether it's first or last game. I am close to saying enough is enough, if they can't be bothered neither can i. I am beginning to think GON may be out of his depth, he seems totally unable to motivate his team.
11 May 2024 16:44:39
What a pathetic end to the ssn.not just an end tho isit the last 3rd of the season and 1 win.even with the injuries that's pathetic. think if we start next ssn like this which I can see happening. Gon will be sacked and wel be relegated.and fgs get rid of bentley!
11 May 2024 16:49:58
We've been so bad defensively since Dawson's injury. Really concerned about next season if Dawson starts getting age related niggly injuries because Kilman just isn't as good as people seem to thunk he is.
11 May 2024 17:14:19
Not a good end to season, injured cost us dearly recently, Kilman is not a captain and needs a strong leader beside him, as he's been very average, our biggest issue recently has been the midfield, we have really lacked any presence against teams, GON if backed will have a full pre season ahead of him to work with the team and possibly one or 2 new faces, for me, Nouri, Semedo, sa, Neto will all go to fund new players, Neto has had his time here and needs to be cashed in on for the right price, love him to stay, but the money is needed to invest
11 May 2024 17:24:35
Get rid of Sa, Doherty and Kilman.
Bring in Ramsdale, Dier and give Mosquera a chance.
Kilman is not Captain material and isn't good enough. Too error prone for my liking.
11 May 2024 17:34:14
Palace in real.good form going into today's game we are in poor form.
Nevertheless our last home game expected not to lose 1-3.
At least the players and manager are being looked at and not overrided by VAR.
11 May 2024 17:47:19
GON is still learning his way and what he's done for us this season as been remarkable. We've had some ups and we've experienced the downs. Depth of squad presented numerous problems. Today was an opportunity to give us entertainment but they failed miserably. Gomez and samedo seemed to be the only ones with an interest first half. The tactics were wrong again although I get what GON was trying to do in countering palaces front line. Disappointing last home game, just the matter of klopps farewell at Liverpool next week, can we spoil the party? Nah.
11 May 2024 17:49:42
Agree jas. Add to exit with
Sarabia, santiago Bueno, mario,
Bellegarde, at least.
11 May 2024 17:50:16
My bro just got back in told me pretty much the same as you Ray.
First half we looked like we didn't want to know bit better second half.
Sods law my bro also said we were done by VAR again should of had a penalty but free kick given on the edge of the box.
Be interesting to see motd tonight.
My bro is back um safe that's the only positive today.
Terrible sad depressing day compiled by limp defeat.
Hope for better happier times with our Wolves.
Take care all sure I'm done till next season.
11 May 2024 17:50:46
Sa wasn't playing today.
11 May 2024 18:05:07
Get rid of Sa, Kilman, Toti, Podence, Chiquinho, Guedes, Cundle, Hodge, Sasa and Silva.
Loan out Fraser, Chirewa and Chiwome.
Dier loan is being made permanent by Bayern on 1st July so unless the new manager doesn't want him, that isn't an option.
Bring back Mosquera.
Bring in: Ramsdale (loan), Rodrigo Gomes, Matias Soule, a defender (Dier or Joe Gomez) on loan and Josh Brownhill.
11 May 2024 18:45:14
He was miles outside the box Phil. Never a peno. Unfortunately
11 May 2024 19:58:25
After the way we pulled clear of relegation and showed spirit it is sad to end the season on a downer. I just hope it does not impact on next season's start. Much work to do.
12 May 2024 02:23:05
Was outside the box Phil mate tbf VAR and ref had a decent game VAR stepped in when needed and correctly gave our goal too.
12 May 2024 07:25:43
Jas, if O'Neil has his way I think his list would be similar yours.
Mine also with one or two exceptions.
I would add Semedo, a high cost in wages. The biggest issue for me is not just his lack of goals and assists but his cross success is only 17%! Also I would add Sarabia.
Not sure about Chiquinho, would like to see more of him during pre-season first.
Anyway, let's see what happens.
12 May 2024 09:37:47
Semedo is much improved this season and when Neto was playing looked so much better when attacking.
Sarabia unfortunately looks poor because he hasn't got the players around him. His little flicks and through balls yesterday were good but we just didn't have anyone on his wave length.
12 May 2024 11:37:50
I like our squad however H Bueno, Doherty, Bellegarde, Traore, Sarabia, Hodge, Cundle and Silva, Chiquinho need to be sold
11 May 2024 12:03:42
Gone for 3-2 to Wolves today with Gomes first scorer, 3+ corners each half, 30+ booking points and 24+ total match shots at 85/1, I swear my bookie is getting tight with the odds lol.
11 May 2024 13:03:09
I really fancy us today, last home game sun shining hopefully a rousing crowd, us off a 5-1 them on a high after the 4-0 over utd. So I'm going a high scoring 4-1 to us. Dreaming of Cunha RAN and Hwang and Sarabia all netting. Whatever the score enjoy the game everyone and hopefully 3 points. COYW COYW COYW
11 May 2024 13:03:36
I reckon we'll win 2-1 today with Hwang getting a brace.
11 May 2024 13:35:01
Hope we win.
11 May 2024 13:35:58
Whang and cunha brace apiece
11 May 2024 15:36:55
Your prediction is on Rated.if we can score 3 which I doubt
11 May 2024 11:15:21
What a great human being.
I have been struggling with mental health problems for over 40 years so I really feel that what this fella is doing to create awareness about a health problem that has become widespread over the last 10 years.
Keep doing what you are doing my friend.
11 May 2024 07:39:21
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